GAME launches Marketplace

GAME have been fighting back from the brink rather well after knocking on heaven's door for a while. Of course, it still has an almighty scrap with Amazon to contend with, but with that, they've taken a leaf from their rival's book.

The video game vendor has just announced 'Marketplace' for third-party sellers, which will allow people to sell games, gaming memorabilia, clothes, smartphones and classic old gaming titles through their new online store.

Naturally, GAME will be taking a cut - this is business after all.

For the time being, GAME will be limiting sales to around 30 or 40 merchants, so they can police the whole thing properly. Then, when consumers trust the service and the reputation has built-up, they'll throw the doors open to everyone who wants to sell stuff.

Can GAME compete with Amazon though? Maybe they're not thinking that big just yet and are just offering an alternative for anyone who has Amazon fatigue.

More relevant is that this could be bad news for CeX, who have been routinely hammered by disgruntled customers on these pages.